Through a partnership with two local automotive dealerships, elementary students in Rutherford County Schools are being surprised and rewarded with a new bicycle for maintaining good attendance. Andy Obeissy — who owns both Toyota and Scion of Murfreesboro and Ford of Murfreesboro — visited Blackman Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 24, to celebrate good attendance…
Rutherford County citizens who recycle may receive prizes for their efforts under the “Caught Green Handed” initiative sponsored by Operation: Rutherford Recycles and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. “Caught Green Handed” seeks to bring attention to recycling in Rutherford County since the Middle Point Landfill has an impending closure. The closure will affect Rutherford County…
“When you have an increase in fatalities from 25 to 43, that’s almost a crisis.” Those are the words of Tony Burnett with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office when looking at the fatal crashes across Rutherford County from 2015 to 2016. He told the county’s law enforcement leaders on Monday, “Most of the people killed…
Interstate 24 East was shut down Monday night after a crash, and it’s expected to remain closed for hours. It happened about 8 p.m. just before the Epps Mill Road exit and involved multiple vehicles. Officials estimate the road will remain closed until at least midnight. Westbound traffic isn’t effected. Details on the crash or…
A local Girl Scout is being called a hero after she saved her sister from choking. Lizzie Anderson used a technique she learned in second grade from the Girl Scouts to save her sister Addison after they went to eat with their grandparents at Demos’. Even more impressive, she did it in the back seat…
On Saturday February 25, Oakland High School students competed in the 2017 Countywide Spanish Contest at MTSU. Oakland High swept the competition by placing in 4 out of the 4 levels. The students and their teachers prepared for this day over the past months enthusiastically and diligently, so it is wonderful to see that the hard work has paid off. The OHS family is…
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 24 in Rutherford County Saturday night. It happened near mile marker 90, just past the Epps Mill Road exit, around 10 p.m. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported the person was in the roadway when they were hit. No additional information…
A Rutherford County man will spend a year in jail followed by six years of probation after he beat another teen. The incident, which occurred in January 2016, was captured on video. News 2 spoke with both the victim’s family and the family of Mickal Ladd, who carried out the attack. Clutching his mother’s hand,…
A woman was found guilty Friday in the death of a 4-month-old infant she was watching in 2014. Angela Buchanan was arrested under a sealed indictment in December 2014 and was charged with felony murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect. On Friday, a jury found her guilty of lesser charges, including criminal negligence…
Options vary from emphasis on luring tournaments to multi-purpose and event space The Murfreesboro City Council and the Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Commission heard the latest information Thursday on preliminary concept options for development of a West Park at I-840 and Veterans Parkway in the Blackman community. Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc., the consultant contracted with the…